Orpheus Kristall (Orpheus Crystal)
An opera in two media

Music: Manfred Stahnke
Text: Simone Homem de Mello

Peter Hirsch, musical director
Bettina Wackernagel, concept and director
Stefanie Wilhelm, stage designer
Claudia Jung, costume designer
Peter Staatsmann, dramatic advisor
Georg Hajdu, computer music
Zoro Babel, sound mixer
Bettina Westerheide, Web design

Julia Henning, soprano
Annette Kleine, mezzo soprano
Anne Carolyn Schlüter, mezzo soprano
Thomas Bauer, baritone

Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion

Ensemble Resonanz and
Burkhard Jäckle, flute
Stefan Schneider, clarinet
Michael Herdemerten, trumpet
Christopher Varner, trombone
Michael Büttler, trombone

Commissioned by the Siemens Arts Program and the City of Munich
A coproduction of the Munich Biennale and the Siemens Arts Program

World premiere on 3 May 2002
Additional performances on 4 and 6 May
Carl-Orff-Saal / Gasteig

The Siemens Arts Program

The Siemens Arts Program has been active in the four fields of visual arts,
performance arts, music, and also contemporary and cultural history
(http://www.siemensartprogram.de) in cooperation with various institutions
since 1987. The projects are international and are designed for the
company's staff as well as for a public interested in art and culture. From
the viewpoint of art and culture the program examines developments in
society that call for an open discussion in the voltage field of culture,
business and science. In addition to conveying and discussing contemporary
positions, one of the program's goals has always been to combine the world
of art and the world of work.


Live recordings of Orpheus Kristall

Munich perspective [RealAudio: 28 kbit encoding]
Amsterdam / STEIM perspective [RealAudio 28 kbit encoding]
Amsterdam / De Waag perspective [QuickTime movie] - coming soon